Yeah, but the three-per-store they evidently allocated then sold out statewide in 10mins the local Aldi staff told me, they said there were arguments and fist-fights in plenty of stores over it. Pitiful!

I've never seen a 46" 100hz LCD TV at anything like this price, I'll be happy if anyone can point me to a better, or even similar, deal! ;)

yeah that is a problem, but some aldis do actually take down names and call you back when they get more. however you cant call up aldis to check which one have any left or anything like that, which is the hard part, searching.

but with that said, 1300 bucks for a 46inch fullHD LCD advertised price, no negotiating or anything like that, no ebaying unwanted items, and 60 day return policy….not bad…but sadly im not in the market.

Sony W series is 100HZ. 46 inch you can get it for around 1800- 1850, the difference is a free PS3, probably worth $450. Both are offering 3 years warranty. So you can do your sums and make a judgment. Sony for around $1400 or Bauhn (Aldi) for $1300.

For those of you wondering I bought a Sony WE5 46 on Sunday for $1840 from Retravision in Mount Waverley.

Right, first you are talking about two different technologies, you are citing a plasma, this is an LCD, compare apples with apples Donny! And FWIW I wouldn't buy a plasma these days, LCD has well and truly caught up, and in some areas has always surpassed it, fact! ;)

Second, if you are happy to delude yourself into thinking you are getting value for money paying more for completely different tech and getting a console or some other "bonus" that you very well may not need and still have to risk on-selling at realistically less than the value add then more power to ya matey, let us know how that works out for ya! ;)

Again, when you have a better deal FOR AN OUTRIGHT PURCHASE on a 46" LCD 100hz TV, please let us know! Value adding is for suckers mostly, use your commonsense, there's a great reason why they do it! Unless you absolutely want BOTH items, you're just fooling yourself! :)

Stewballs, is it really comparing apples to oranges here? They're both flat screen TVs aren't they? You could easily substitute 'Plasma' and 'LCD' when looking at the prices as they've both fallen to a similar level. Sure, the technology used is different, but the end result is much the same. BTW, where has LCD surpassed Plasma? All I can think of is eye bleeding brightness, lower power consumption and artificial image smoothing.

It's a bit harsh to say that I'm deluding myself, but yes the promotions are about giving away things that people might not need. But what if people genuinely want the items? People are essentially getting something for nothing on top of a TV that they were already going to get. You're kidding yourself if that isn't value. The risk of on-selling will have to be carefully gauged by the buyer, but if they're successful even selling the item at below it's value, they've earned themselves a nice chunk of discount off the price they paid on their TV.

I will admit that in all probability, it isn't possible to buy a 46" LCD outright for $1299.

However, I'll bet that there will be a lot of people who will miss out on this ALDI deal.

Yeah, it really isn't a fair comparison dude, very different tech, prices and target market IME. Plus, stick an LCD and plasma in an even slightly bright room and you'll see a big difference, as others have noted here. I simply could not have a plasma in my living room for daytime viewing (shiftworker), it's quite bright.

Yeah, probably a bit harsh, sorry! I'm a firm believer in buying what you need, not just accepting a bonus with an arbitrary value that I don't need. However, as you say, if you really did want that second item anyway, then yes, that is a whole new kettle of fish! ;)

"I will admit that in all probability, it isn’t possible to buy a 46” LCD outright for $1299."

Thanks, that was the only point I was trying to make, I think we're pretty much on the same page now! ;)

One thing we can agree on, you're right, a lotta cranky folks are gonna be missing out come next Thursday! :)

yeah i was gonna mention the different tech thing last night but didnt want to get in the middle of all this, but i got to throw out there..that my little cousin has a 50inch samsung plasma which they bought about a month ago for around 1800 bucks and they play games on it which have still borders, and i got to say…..technology matters…im not saying his not an idiot….but yeah….technology matters…some pretty bad burn ins…

but yeah apart from that…great tv….i think i might have saw it in the paper today for just under 2k with a "value added bonus" prolly a tv….and prolly jb but i was just skimming it….

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I've never seen anyone on-sell value added merchandise for the "retail" value of the VA, despite grandiose plans; but if you reckon you can do it, go for it! Nobody wants to pay full retail for it! Would you, seriously? ;)

On the other hand, I've bought a couple of brand spanking "bonus" items off folks over the years for used price, so I can't whine about the phenomenon! :)

Are you mad? Of course no one is going to buy your item at the "retail" rrp price. You will be making a "loss" in a way, but the price you get will still be substantial and is definitely better than nothing.

JB Online had the Sony W 46" series for $1840 last week, however, they have since jacked there prices back up to $1999 and are currently out of stock. I gather that was the price point people were using to "price match" in local store.

I bought Sony 46 WE5 series for $1840 from Retravision Mount Waverley on this Sunday. They had three more tvs left at that time in WE5 series plus few in the cheaper W series. JB Hifi Dandenong offered $1840 for the W series, but no stock and wanted all the deposit upfront. I declined. JB HiFi Southland offered $1800 for W series on Friday, but played dirty, thinking there's is the best offer on Saturday jacked up there offer to $1900. Obliviously we did the right thing and walked out. Clive Anthony (a JB Hifi group store - only store in Victoria at Frankston) had stock and had offered $1871 on the phone. Clive Peeters Moorabbin had offered $1900.

So, don't go by the advertised price. Do some research, look up the tread on whirpool forum. It helps when the retailer knows that you have done your research and are a serious buyer.

Cereal, it's all about research & timing I would say.
I did my research on both DTVForum & Whirlpool forum.
I bought my KDL46Z5500 for $2067 @DSE and the ticket price was $2992.
As Spal said, just ignore the ticket price & "cost price" things…and hay he has done all the hard work for you guys…
Let me share my experience… initially I was after a KDL40W5500, did the research and find out best deal at that time was $1680 with 2 yrs extended warranty (5 yrs in total). So I went into a JB store (first try) just to try my luck / shape my skill. I said "I'm interested in this TV, and I know another JB store sold it for $1680 with 2 yrs EW. Just that your store is much closer, can you give me the same deal". He then went to talk to the "manager" after the PDA thing, came back in 2 mins said we can do it. But unfortunate (I feel fortunate later on) it was out of stock, so I put down deposit to seal the deal. Wow I was overwhelmed with the great success, first attempt without even a scan of the other receipt and the ticket price was $1997…

Just visited my local Good Guys here in Syd …. Offered $1840 for the W 46"….showed them a few forum discussions (on my phone)regarding prices etc ……sales person went and did the PDA thing, the manager thing, and said sorry, the pricing of the last few weeks has changed…..we can't even come close to that! No counter offer was made. They even had at least a dozen of the 46" W sitting in boxes on the shop floor.

this isn't a bad tv, I had the 42 version of aldi and a sony 46 full hd + now i have 50 panasonic plasma and i can tell you the aldi lcd is as clear as sony and lcd both more clear than plasma. Good thing about plasma is the colours r better

Aldi products are generally good and are reasonably priced. However, off late the consumer electronic market has taken a nose dive on prices. This has left the Aldi offer not very tempting. However, anyone not interested in the add-ons or the value packs could try this one out. Aldi's 60 day moneyback policy is great. I have used it many times, no questions asked. Just remember to pack everything back properly and hang on to your receipt. No receipt, would more than likely mean no refund.

Problem with the Aldi deals is that you have to be at the store bright and early on the day of release to even secure one. Sonys are available at most major retailers (free PS3 deals makes it attractive!)

But dealing at JB? Mileage varys. They sales people always take out their little PDA, punch in some numbers (looking rather serious while doing this) and the proceed to give you a price and some BS like, 'Oh, we're selling at cost.' or 'Oh, we're only making $15 dollars on this unit?' Really? What a way to do business.

While I'm usually an Aldi fan because of the 60 day money back offer, this TV would really need to be at the $999 to be a "bargain" in my mind. As others have already stated there are so many good deals available atm for established brands that buying an Aldi brand TV seems not to be a good deal at $1299

Well take a punt and wait. If it is not a great deal, in few weeks Aldi would put the unsold stocks on a clearance price. You could pick it up at that time. I have see this happening all the time. I think something is a good value, I buy and come in few weeks all unsold stock is available for a lot less price.

I can personally vouch for ALDI tv's, the "Vivid" branded one I have at home (32", 720p) is a Samsung panel and I like it a lot.
As others have said though, this deal is not as spectacular when there are other great deals on the line.